Percentage of households with own children under 18, female householder, no husband present

7.5%

9.8%

Median earnings in the past 12 months of the population 25 and older by educational attainment

Less than high school graduate

$23,667

$19,990

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

$26,121

$26,240

Some college or associate's degree

$23,632

$30,081

Bachelor's degree

$37,500

$41,282

Graduate or professional degree

$46,538

$51,881

Educational attainment of the population 25 years and older

Less than 9th grade

5.8%

5.8%

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

13.5%

11.2%

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

38.8%

30.4%

Some college, no degree

23.1%

22.8%

Associate's degree

9.9%

8.7%

Bachelor's degree

6.6%

13.1%

Graduate or professional degree

2.4%

7.9%

High school graduate or higher

80.7%

83.0%

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

21.0%

Poverty status in the past 12 months

Percentage of all individuals whose income is below poverty level

19.7%

22.3%

Percentage of families with female householder, no husband present, whose income in the past 12 months is below poverty level

35.2%

41.1%

By age:

Under 18

25.0%

31.5%

18-64

18.0%

20.6%

65 and over

17.9%

13.4%

By sex:

Male

15.4%

20.0%

Female

23.8%

24.5%

By educational attainment:

Less than high school graduate

30.9%

34.0%

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

13.2%

20.1%

Some college or associate's degree

18.5%

14.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

5.4%

Census Bureau

Perry County

Mississippi

2017 Population Estimates

12,032

2,984,100

2010 Census

Population

12,250

2,967,297

Population per square mile

18.9

63.0

Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2016

Perry County

Mississippi

Per capita income

$28,397

$35,484

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

$347,718

$106,052,785

Personal current transfer receipts (thousands of dollars)

$129,277

$28,348,327

Share of total personal income from transfer receipts

37.2%

26.7%

Personal current transfer receipts: county as a percent of the state

0.5%

100.0%

Manufacturing as a percentage of total employment

16.03%

9.38%

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2017

Perry County

Mississippi

Labor force

4,430

1,280,071

Employment

4,153

1,215,115

Unemployment

277

64,956

Unemployment rate

6.3%

5.1%

Mississippi Department of Health, 2016

Perry County

Mississippi

Number of births to unwed mothers

64

20,176

Percent of births to unwed mothers

46.7%

53.2%

Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

Perry County

Mississippi

Physicians by county, 2016

7

6,219

Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners

Perry County

Mississippi

Active dentists by county, 2016

4

1,385

By sex:

Male

3

1,021

Female

1

364

County Business Patterns, 2016

Perry County

Mississippi

Total number of establishments

142

58,850

Paid employees for pay period including March 12

1,633

939,322

Annual payroll ($1,000)

$77,348

$34,356,961

By employment-size class:

1 to 4 employees

70

29,356

5 to 9 employees

39

12,719

10 to 19 employees

22

8,188

20 to 49 employees

7

5,516

50 to 99 employees

2

1,787

100 to 249 employees

0

873

250 to 499 employees

2

265

500 to 999 employees

0

96

1000+ employees

0

50

By (2012) NAICS code:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11)

10

680

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21)

4

328

Utilities (22)

4

608

Construction (23)

8

3,796

MFG (31-33)

6

2,141

Wholesale trade (42)

3

2,748

Retail trade (44-45)

32

11,608

Transportation and warehousing (48-49)

9

2,054

Information (51)

3

970

Finance and insurance (52)

9

4,713

Real estate and rental and leasing (53)

2

2,407

Professional, scientific, and technical services (54)

10

4,654

Management of companies and enterprises (55)

1

347

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (56)

N/A

2,254

Educational services (61)

1

608

Health care and social assistance (62)

17

6,206

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71)

N/A

688

Accommodation and food services (72)

5

5,542

Other services (except public administration) (81)

16

6,386

Industries not classified (99)

1

112

University Research Center

Perry County

Mississippi

Retail sales pull factor by county

0.37

N/A

The University Research Center (URC) conducts applied unbiased research on a variety of state and local issues including revenue estimation, economic impact analysis, socio-economic policy analysis, tax analysis, and economic forecasting for the State of Mississippi. Clients include both public and private entities. URC routinely works closely with both the Legislative and Executive branches of state government. State Economist Dr. Darrin Webb is the current Director of the University Research Center. URC is a division of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.